Baltimore, MD's 9 best Art & Design schools [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Baltimore ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 732K citations received by 26K academic papers made by 9 universities in Baltimore was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Johns Hopkins University

For Art & Design

#2 in Maryland

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,844

2. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Art & Design

#3 in Maryland

#152 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 6,667
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1807

3. University of Maryland - Baltimore County

For Art & Design

#4 in Maryland

#167 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 94%

4. University of Baltimore

For Art & Design

#6 in Maryland

#291 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1060
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $8,833

5. Loyola University Maryland

For Art & Design

#8 in Maryland

#317 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,857

6. Morgan State University

For Art & Design

#12 in Maryland

#436 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 99%

7. Goucher College

For Art & Design

#15 in Maryland

#723 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1223
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,749

8. Maryland Institute College of Art

For Art & Design

#19 in Maryland

#897 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1068
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $43,066

9. Notre Dame of Maryland University

For Art & Design

#23 in Maryland

#1181 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $22,552
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $37,839

Universities for Art & Design near Baltimore

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
12	Towson University	241	Towson, Maryland
36	United States Naval Academy	300	Annapolis, Maryland
36	St. John's College	362	Annapolis, Maryland
44	University of Maryland - College Park	21	College Park, Maryland
48	Washington College	474	Chestertown, Maryland
51	Catholic University of America	197	Washington, District of Columbia
52	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	327	Bethesda, Maryland
53	Howard University	253	Washington, District of Columbia
53	Gallaudet University	554	Washington, District of Columbia
56	American University in Washington	130	Washington, District of Columbia

Art & Design subfields in Baltimore